Knox

KNOX – No reefer madness as legalization begins in Great Weed North

October 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

TOMMY CHONG almost didn’t make it to Victoria on Wednesday. The 80-year-old Canadian cannabis legend was scheduled to mark the first day of legalization in the Great Weed [Continue]

KNOX – Dr. Bud answers essential questions about legalization of pot

October 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Be prepared: this coming Wednesday, Kamloops becomes the Amsterdam of Canada NEXT WEEK’S CHANGES to Canada’s marijuana laws are like next week’s local elections. [Continue]

KNOX – Marijuana crusader braces for $12,000 ‘Cannabond’ payout

October 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

FIFTEEN YEARS LATERr, Ted Smith’s dreams are about to come true: He’s on the hook for $12,000 worth of pot. Back in 2003, the Victoria marijuana crusader devised a novel [Continue]

KNOX – Civic election campaign might be new but the cast is familiar

September 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

THEY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS for B.C.’s local elections Sept. 14, and not a moment too soon. By my count, there are 179 people standing for municipal government in the [Continue]

KNOX – Pot-smoking golfers, the Rogue Cow of Metchosin and campaign bucks

September 16, 2018 // 1 Comment

HEADING OFF for a bit, time to update some earlier columns: Do pot and putting mix? Depends who you ask. You might recall the August column about an online survey in which [Continue]

KNOX – The ironic spillover effect of halting the Trans Mountain pipeline

September 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

STANDING BESIDE a small array of equipment that, to a layman, looked more suitable to power-washing your driveway than cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez, Canada’s [Continue]

KNOX – Politicians ignored views of West Coast on Trans Mountain

September 2, 2018 // 7 Comments

THE TRANS MOUNTAIN pipeline project wasn’t halted because it’s a bad idea. It got derailed because its approval was a railroad job, with we on the West Coast the damsel [Continue]

KNOX – Intrepid soul shows how to step up to nature

August 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE BEER COMMERCIALS might pretend otherwise, but Canadians are no longer as connected to the land as they once were. Just 19 per cent of us live somewhere rural. That’s [Continue]

KNOX – Friendliness of locals an unexpected treat for visitors

August 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

FLORIDA’S CARLOS MORALES was driving the unfamiliar streets of Victoria on Monday when he almost collided with another man. Did the man get mad? No, he apologized to [Continue]

KNOX – Pigeons on Pandora won’t have Sir John A. to perch on any more

August 12, 2018 // 2 Comments

THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME Victoria council has debated moving the Sir John A. statue that stands outside City Hall. It did so 18 years ago, too, except that time, the [Continue]

KNOX – Deer in city a sign of wildlife embracing urban pleasures

August 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

I DROVE UP TO my supposedly empty house, only to find the front door wide open. Burglar? No, I should be so lucky. I sighed. “What are you doing here, Buck?” Slumped in a [Continue]

KNOX – Mamma Mia? Nah, let’s go camping instead

July 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

SHE LOOKED UP from the breakfast table: “I’m having an affair with your brother.” “What?!” “I’m having an affair with your brother.” “Thank heavens,” I [Continue]

KNOX – There are lies and then there are Donald Trump lies

July 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

I LOOKED UP from the breakfast table: “I might have accidentally slept with your best friend.” “What!?” “I misspoke,” I said, plucking her fork from my [Continue]

KNOX – Quiz to keep young brain cells in working order this summer

July 15, 2018 // 1 Comment

NEWS ITEM: Kids get dumber over the summer. Studies show that the “summer slide” — the loss of knowledge during vacation — typically costs students a month’s worth [Continue]